第153期-每天背單詞
curtail
英 [k???te?l] 美 [k??r?te?l]vt. 縮減;剪短;剝奪…特權(quán)等
例句:NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
北大西洋公約組織計劃縮減派往該地的部隊數(shù)量。
Meanwhile, Russia may curtail exports.
同時俄羅斯也將削減出口。
But I don't want it seriously to curtail my longevity.
但我真的不想讓抽煙縮短我的壽命。
mushroom
英 [?m??r?m; ?m??ru?m] 美 [?m??r?m; ?m??ru?m]n. 蘑菇,傘菌;蘑菇形物體;暴發(fā)戶
adj. 蘑菇的;蘑菇形的;迅速生長的
vi. 迅速增加;采蘑菇;迅速生長
例句:Would you like more mushroom?
你想再吃點蘑菇嗎?
Mushroom can grow very quickly.
蘑菇長得很快。
I'm not giving you mushroom.
我不會給你吃蘑菇。
vow
英 [va?] 美 [va?]n. 發(fā)誓;誓言;許愿
vt. 發(fā)誓;鄭重宣告
vi. 發(fā)誓;鄭重宣告
例句:While many models vow to go back to college, few do.
很多模特兒發(fā)誓要重返大學,但幾乎無人做到。
I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.
我默默發(fā)誓今后要更加小心。
In the classic marriage vow, couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health.
在經(jīng)典的婚姻誓言中,夫妻承諾無論生病還是健康都要在一起。
countersignature
[?ka?nt?r?s?ɡn?t??r]n. 副署,連署;會簽
例句:I enclose the bottom copy with my countersignature.
隨函敬附已連署的合約副本。
We return one copy of the contract with our countersignature for your file.
我們退回一份我們已會簽的合同供你方存檔。
We now await your sending of the original contract signed4 by you for our countersignature.
現(xiàn)在我們在等你們簽完原始合同后寄給我們回簽。
outcome
英 [?a?tk?m] 美 [?a?tk?m]n. 結(jié)果,結(jié)局;成果
例句:The outcome was still in doubt.
結(jié)果仍不確定。
Nobody could predict the outcome.
誰也無法預料結(jié)果如何。
The outcome didn't surprise me at all.
這一結(jié)果完全在我的意料之中。
回顧
- curtail
- mushroom
- vow
- countersignature
- outcome